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Stepney 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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On Feb. 28th William Matthews, aged 52, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on March 1st. The patient was removed to the hospital on March 1st, and was discharged
on March 19th. He was vaccinated in infancy only. He had lodged at
this house for three years.
On Feb. 28th George Davis, aged 45, was taken ill, and the rash appeared on
March 3rd. On March 3rd he was removed to the hospital, where he died on March
7th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had lodged at this address for
11 days.
On March 4th John Murphy, aged 87, was taken ill; he was removed to the
hospital on the same day, and was discharged on April 10th. He had been
vaccinated in infancy only. He lodged here for a few nights only.
On March 5th George Collins, aged 25, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on March 8th. The patient was removed to the hospital on March 8th, and was
discharged on April 26th. He was vaccinated in infancy only.
He was a lodger at this house for a week. I could not ascertain for certainty
where he had slept previously.
On March 14th George Bayford, aged 27, was taken ill and was removed to
the hospital on the same day. He was discharged on April 8th. The patient was
vaccinated in infancy only.
He slept in the streets from Feb. 28th to the time he was removed to the
Small-pox Hospital. Previous to that date, he had lodged at this address.
On March 14th William Lothian, aged 35, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on March 17th. He was removed to the hospital on the same date, and was discharged
on April 8th. The patient had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had
lodged at this address for seven months.
On March 17th James Lyons, aged 32, was taken ill, and the rash appeared on
March 19th. The patient was removed to the hospital on March 19th and was discharged
on June 16th. He was vaccinated in infancy only.
On March 17th Frank Baker, aged 50, was taken ill, and the rash appeared on
March 18th. The patient was removed to the hospital on March 22nd and discharged
on April 8th. He was vaccinated in infancy only.
63½, Brick Lane (registered for 63 males).
On April 18th Alfred Denmayl, aged 37, was taken ill. He was removed to
the hospital on the same day, and was discharged on May 15th. He was vaccinated
in infancy only.
He slept for two nights only at this address. He slept in several common lodging
houses during the fortnight previous to his being taken ill.